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زبان پالی

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زبان پالی

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Also known as Pāli language, Pāli, pi, Magadhan, Pâli, Pali language

Pāli (; IAST: ) is a Middle Indo-Aryan language that is widely studied as the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism and the language of the Tipiṭaka. Pali was designated a classical language of India by the Government of India on 3 October 2024.

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Pali is a Middle Indo-Aryan language that serves as the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism and is used in the Tipiṭaka, Buddhism's earliest scriptural texts. The language was officially designated as a classical language of India by the Indian government in October 2024.

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Key facts

Language.name
Pāḷi
Language.states
Ancient Magadh region of India
Language.era
3rd century BCE – present
Language.speakers2
Liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism
Language.familycolor
Indo-European
Language.fam2
Indo-Iranian
Language.fam3
Indo-Aryan
Language.script
Brāhmī, Devanāgarī, Kharoṣṭhī, Khmer, Mon-Burmese, Thai, Tai Tham, Sinhala and transliteration to the Latin script, Chakma
Language.iso1
pi
Language.iso2
pli
Language.iso3
pli
Language.linglist
pli
Language.notice
Indic
Language.glotto
pali1273
Language.glottorefname
Pali
Language.notice2
IPA
Language.image
Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript.jpg
Language.imagecaption
Burmese Kammavaca manuscript written in Pali using the Burmese script

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